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Foo Fighters make the list not for the ridiculousness of their requests, but rather for the goofy way in which they've made them. Foo Fighters have always seemed like good natured guys, so perhaps in order to ease the self-important tone of a document making as many specific requests as needed for a band and crew of this size, their rider is full of self-deprecating jokes, fart references, and nods to how preposterous tour riders can be. In addition to explaining that there are 18 vegetarians in the the touring party, venues are warned that meaty soups make the roadies fart. They specify cereal boxes should be new and unopened, not leftover "from last night's Dio show." Also, if you've ever wondered who the real "people person" in the band is, the rider tells us it's Nate Mendel, "not the guy from Nirvana."

Perhaps to butter up whatever poor schmuck is setting up the hospitality rooms, the rider tells us that if you're able to read it, you're already smarter than most of the band's crew. It goes on to say "just try to make things nice," and "as cozy as possible," but in case that's too up to interpretation, we find out their list is in fact "NON-NEGOTIABLE." Things get a little intense when it comes to plastic cups, where the band insists on 16 oz plastic Solo brand cups, and that the band "WILL CALL OUT A CATERING JIHAD" if the cups aren't there. And in a section subtitled "WOW ROCK STARS ASK FOR SOME STUPID CRAP!" we find such requests as 4 DVDS ("we are looking for HITs," no "Jamie Kennedy, Martin Lawrence, or sports"), 4 magazines ("Show us you have a brain and fantastic interests"), an assortment of t-shirts and socks, deodorant, and snack bars, all divided up by day of the week.

If it all seems too much, try to take a little pity on the band themselves. After all, as the rider explains, "WE ARE JUST ANOTHER BAND TRYING TO MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO FUEL OUR PRIVATE JET. PLEASE HELP."

A few months back, the Foo Fighters did a stint in the UK playing club gigs under the name the Holy Shits. During that time, they got together with BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe at London's Maida Vale Studios to perform some of their new tracks live, and that performance finally aired yesterday. I… More »

I remember the exact moment I turned on Foo Fighters, although frankly it felt more like they were the ones turning on me. I went to see the Foos at Hara Arena in Dayton in 2003 (openers: Pete Yorn and My Morning Jacket), and instead of playing "Monkey Wrench" straight, recreating the final verse'… More »

Just as they followed up the Chicago episode of Sonic Highways with a club show at Cubby Bear, Foo Fighters followed their HBO show's Nashville episode with a Halloween gig at the Ryman. The band put on corpsepaint. Below, watch fan-made video of two songs below: new single "Congregation" and a reprise of… More »

You probably already know that Foo Fighters recorded their new Sonic Highways album at eight famous studios in eight music-rich cities and that their new HBO show is tracing their trip through all these places. The band has already shared two of those songs: The Chicago-recorded "Something From Nothing" and the D.C.-based "The… More »

This week's episode of Sonic Highways sees Foo Fighters heading to Nashville, where they will interview artists like Dolly Parton, Zac Brown, and Carrie Underwood. They'll also unveil the third song from their upcoming album, following "Something From Nothing" and "The Feast And The Famine." The new song is called "Congregation," and you… More »

Heart appeared with the Foo Fighters during their week-long Letterman residency a few weeks ago to perform their 1977 track "Kick It Out." The band has returned the favor with a backstage performance of Foo Fighters' "No Way Back." "We wanted to give something back to them," Ann Wilson told Rolling Stone. "Just… More »

Foo Fighters were profiled by Anderson Cooper for yesterday's episode of 60 Minutes. The newsmagazine sat down with Dave Grohl and the rest to talk about their ambitious Sonic Highways project, with an emphasis on the TV show over the new album. Cooper dubs their exploration of America's musical roots "unlike anything any rock band… More »

You'd think that the Foo Fighters' HBO show Sonic Highways and their recent week-long Letterman residence would be all the TV exposure the band needs. Apparently not! With their new album Sonic Highways on the way, the band are about to be the subject of a 60 Minutes piece with Anderson Cooper. Cooper caught u… More »

Nobody else should release any new music today, now that RTJ2 is out there in the world. But people are doing it anyway, so we might as well post it. Foo Fighters have just shared the second song from their new album Sonic Highways, for which they recorded eight different songs in eight different… More »

We already posted footage of one big moment from Foo Fighters' show at Chicago dive bar Cubby Bear, when Dave Grohl welcomed Naked Raygun's Jeff Pezzati on stage to cover "Surf Combat." Now footage of the full show has surfaced online, and it reminds me just how many songs this band has lodged i… More »

Foo Fighters have put out a music video for their first Sonic Highways single, "Something From Nothing." It's a pretty straight-forward affair, with the band jamming out in the Chicago studio they used while the lyrics are scrawled out in white behind them, though it gets a little more frenzied as the song build… More »

Last night, the Foo Fighters performed at a small venue in Chicago called Cubby Bear to celebrate the premiere of their HBO series, Sonic Highways. Dave Grohl told the audience that Cubby Bear was the place that he saw his first concert, which was a Naked Raygun show in 1983. He then proceeded to bring… More »

The Foo Fighters finished their week-long residency on Letterman last night by playing their new single "Something From Nothing." The performance coincided with the premiere of their HBO series Sonic Highways. The band also took over Letterman's Top Ten list to count down the "Top Ten Things Foo Fighters Would Like To Say After… More »

Yesterday, Foo Fighters shared "Something From Nothing," the first single from their new album Sonic Highways. Of the album's eight city-themed songs, that's the Chicago one; they recorded it in Steve Albini's studio, with Cheap Trick axe-master Rick Nielsen playing a guitar solo. You might think they'd take the chance to bust the song… More »

Foo Fighters' upcoming eighth LP, Sonic Highways, seems less like an album and more like a MacGuffin: It was recorded in eight different studios in eight different cities, with musical icons from each city sitting in on each track, respectively. And, of course, that entire process was filmed for an upcoming eight-part HBO documentary… More »

The Late Show With David Letterman doesn't do too many online exclusives; it's not that kind of show. But last night, in the third night of the Foo Fighters' five-night stand on the show, Letterman got them to stick around for one more song and then threw that one up on YouTube. Before they… More »

Foo Fighters continued their week-long Late Show residency last night with Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson, who will also appear in the Seattle-centric episode of their upcoming Sonic Highways series. They performed "Kick It Out" from their 1977 album Little Queen. The Foo Fighters took a backseat during the performance and let the Wilsons do… More »

When the Foo Fighters announced a five-day residency on the Late Show With David Letterman as they're getting ready to drop both an album and a TV show, it seemed likely that they'd debut five of the songs from that album. One night in, though, and that's not what's happening. Instead, they brought a… More »

The Foo Fighters' HBO series, Sonic Highways, premieres next week and so far, we haven't really had much of an idea of how the show will actually be structured or what it will look like beyond a trailer and some short promos. Enter "A Conversation With Foo Fighters," an extended look at the… More »

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Kanye West debuted his much-leaked single "All Day" at the Brit Awards last week, and now a studio version has emerged. The So Help Me God song's bouncy, bass-heavy beat also features verses from Allan Kingdom and Theophilus London, and a massive "Monster"/"Black Skinhead"-style riff slices through the track from time… More »

Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" was one of the defining jams of summer 2012, but it was the sort of song that screamed "one-hit wonder" from the rooftops. Well, that's not going to be the case. Today, Jepsen comes back with a new single called "I Really Like You," and it is absolute top-shelf… More »

Mumford & Sons have announced the details of their third full-length, Wilder Mind, and it's bound to sound pretty different from the rest of the folk-rock group's output. As As they told Rolling Stone, the band went completely electric for the new album, ditching the folkier elements that catapulted them to fame. "We felt… More »

Kanye West has announced the title of his new album. It will be called So Help Me God, and that's presumably the cover art up above. It appears to be a 13th Century monastic symbol for the Virgin Mary according to this conspiracy theory website Google Image Search turned up. We were just More »